Rethinking African Agriculture : How Non-Agrarian Factors Shape Peasant Livelihoods (Hardcover)

1. Peasant Agriculture in Africa: Science meets History Goran Hyden 2. Missing out on the Agrarian Revolution: African Peasantry in Historical Perspective Tadasu Tsuruta 3.Economy of Affection in Africa: The Informal Basis of Development Goran Hyden 4. Farming Practices among African Hunter-Gatherers: Diversifying without Loss of the Past Haruna Yatsuka and Kazunobu Ikeya 5.Shifting Cultivators as Generalist Managers: The Threat of ‘Saving the Rain Forest’ Kenta Sakanashi, Kazuhiko Sugimura and Tadasu Tsuruta 6. Unique Features of African Agro-pastoralism: Adapting Life and Sharing Wealth in Fluid Environment Yuichiro Fujioka, Yudai Ishimoto and Tadasu Tsuruta 7. Food Sharing among Commercial Rice Growers: Persistence of the Subsistence Ethic in Kenya Noriko Ito and Tadasu Tsuruta 8. Longstanding Imprints of Natural Society: Towards a New Science of Agriculture in Africa Kazuhiko Sugimura 9.Making Innovations Socially Inclusive: Lessons from the Bemba in Zambia Yuko Sugiyama 10.General Conclusions: Implications for Research and Policy Goran Hyden, Kazuhiko Sugimura and Tadasu Tsuruta